Location: 37.923824, -122.596207

Site Description: Located up north past the Golden Gate Bridge. There are patches of serpentine soil along the trail. There is a sloped field where mouse-eared monkeyflowers can be found.

Species Description:

Family – Rhamnaceae, Species – Ceanothus Cuneatus (Buckbrush); Opposite stems. Leaves are reticulate, leathery, tiny, and sessile. White-colored bark.

Family – Caryophyllaceae, Species – Cardionema Ramosissimum (sand mat); Grows around a mile from the coast. Leaves are sessile, hairy, and tiny. Have a mat-like growth and the leaves point in one direction. Thrive in open areas.

Family – Onagraceae, Species – Teraxia Ovata (sun cups); Flowers are radially symmetrical with 4 petals, 8 anthers, and a single stigma. Sepals are reflexed, green, and lanceolate. Leaves are a basal rosette.

iNaturalist Link: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?user_id=aachew&place_id=any&verifiable=any

Narrative: When we got to the site, there was a lot of debris on the ground due to a big storm that occurred a few days beforehand. The debris made it difficult to find certain flowers but we were able to find most of them. At one point, we were looking for mouse-eared monkeyflowers. The first person to find it would get extra credit but Dr. Paul found it instead. So no extra credit. There were also a lot of muddy areas so we had to walk carefully. The weather was really nice as well.